NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Hawks Picks for January 1
Published 10:33 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Atlanta Hawks (18-15) are 4.5-point underdogs as they attempt to build on a four-game winning streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (18-13) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Ball Arena. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ALT and FDSSE.
If you want to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
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Nuggets vs. Hawks Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: ALT and FDSSE
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Nuggets vs. Hawks Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 4.5)
- Denver has 13 wins in 31 games against the spread this season.
- Against the spread, Atlanta is 15-18-0 this year.
- As 4.5-point favorites or more, the Nuggets are 6-9 against the spread.
- The Hawks’ ATS record as 4.5-point underdogs or more is 6-4.
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Pick OU:
Under (246.5)
- In 12 games this season, the Nuggets and their opponents have gone over 246.5 combined points.
- The Hawks have played eight games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 246.5 points.
- Denver’s games this season have had an average of 229.4 points, 17.1 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Atlanta’s matchups this season is 234.1, 12.4 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Hawks are the NBA’s fifth-highest scoring team this season compared to the 10th-ranked Nuggets.
- The Hawks have surrendered the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Nuggets have given up the 17th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-225)
- The Nuggets have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 13, or 59.1%, of those games.
- The Hawks have been chosen as underdogs in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (57.9%) in those games.
- This season, Denver has won nine of its 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -225 on the moneyline.
- This season, Atlanta has come away with a win five times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +180 or worse on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Nuggets, based on the moneyline, is 69.2%.
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